PCGS Price Guide: California Gold

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California Gold, MS PCGS Photograde
Norris, Gregg & Norris, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10279 1849 $5 Norris, Gregg & Norris Plain Edge MS
+ 		- 22,000
- 		24,200
- 		30,800
- 		39,600
44,000 		52,800
55,000 		57,200
59,400 		61,600
63,800 		66,000
68,200 		70,400
-
10282 1849 $5 Norris, Reeded Edge MS
+ 		11,880
- 		12,320
- 		13,200
- 		14,520
- 		16,280
17,600 		18,920
19,800 		20,240
21,120 		22,000
24,200 		26,400
30,800 		39,600
-
Moffat & Co., MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10240 1849 $5 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		6,600
- 		7,040
- 		7,480
- 		7,920
- 		8,360
8,580 		8,800
9,240 		10,120
10,560 		11,880
13,200 		▲15,400
▲19,800 		▲26,400
-
10243 1850 $5 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		5,940
- 		6,380
- 		6,820
- 		7,480
- 		8,140
8,360 		10,120
11,000 		11,880
12,760 		14,080
16,280 		17,600
18,480 		19,800
-
10249 1849 $10 Moffat & Co., TEN D. MS
+ 		14,960
- 		17,600
- 		26,400
- 		▲37,400
- 		▲44,000
▲50,600 		▲74,800
▲79,200 		▲81,400
▲83,600 		▲88,000
▲92,400 		96,800
110,000 		132,000
-
10246 1849 $10 Moffat & Co., "TEN DOL." MS
+ 		13,200
- 		15,400
- 		17,600
- 		22,000
- 		30,800
33,000 		39,600
41,800 		46,200
48,400 		52,800
57,200 		63,800
66,000 		74,800
-
10252 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Close Date MS
+ 		14,080
- 		15,840
- 		18,480
- 		26,400
- 		41,800
46,200 		63,800
68,200 		74,800
77,000 		83,600
92,400 		101,200
110,000 		127,600
-
10254 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Wide Date MS
+ 		11,880
- 		13,200
- 		14,080
- 		16,280
- 		24,200
26,400 		30,800
33,000 		41,800
50,600 		79,200
85,800 		92,400
101,200 		114,400
-
10255 1853 $20 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		11,000
- 		11,440
- 		11,880
- 		12,760
- 		15,400
17,600 		22,000
24,200 		▲37,400
▲39,600 		▲41,800
▲44,000 		▲46,200
48,400 		57,200
-
U.S. Assay Office / Humbert, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10196 1851 "880" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, No "50" MS
+ 		44,000
- 		50,600
- 		57,200
- 		70,400
- 		83,600
88,000 		110,000
132,000 		176,000
233,200 		330,000
352,000 		374,000
396,000 		418,000
-
10199 1851 "880" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, "50" MS
+ 		- - - 83,600
- 		92,400
101,200 		127,600
145,200 		162,800
180,400 		193,600
211,200 		233,200
264,000 		294,800
-
10208 1851 "887" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, "50" MS
+ 		39,600
- 		50,600
- 		57,200
- 		74,800
- 		88,000
101,200 		154,000
162,800 		171,600
176,000 		189,200
206,800 		220,000
242,000 		264,000
-
10205 1851 "887" $50 LE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		33,000
- 		39,600
- 		46,200
- 		50,600
- 		55,000
57,200 		68,200
83,600 		105,600
118,800 		136,400
154,000 		176,000
- 		-
10211 1851 "880" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		26,400
- 		30,800
- 		35,200
- 		39,600
- 		44,000
46,200 		50,600
52,800 		59,400
74,800 		92,400
110,000 		167,200
180,400 		198,000
-
10214 1851 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		32,120
- 		35,200
- 		38,280
- 		41,800
- 		44,000
46,200 		50,600
52,800 		57,200
63,800 		72,600
79,200 		88,000
96,800 		118,800
-
10217 1852 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		33,000
- 		35,200
- 		39,600
- 		48,400
- 		52,800
57,200 		66,000
70,400 		77,000
92,400 		101,200
105,600 		114,400
123,200 		158,400
-
10190 1852/1 $10 Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		8,800
- 		10,560
- 		12,320
- 		13,200
- 		14,520
16,280 		18,480
19,800 		22,000
24,200 		26,400
39,600 		57,200
74,800 		83,600
-
10193 1852/1 $20 Humbert MS
+ 		- 19,800
- 		22,000
- 		26,400
- 		29,480
30,800 		35,200
37,400 		41,800
46,200 		50,600
57,200 		70,400
77,000 		105,600
-
U.S. Assay Office, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10001 1852 $10 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		5,280
- 		5,940
- 		6,600
- 		9,240
- 		11,000
11,440 		13,640
14,520 		15,400
16,280 		▲19,800
▲21,120 		▲24,200
▲26,400 		▲33,880
-
10016 1852 "887" $50 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		33,000
- 		35,200
- 		37,400
- 		41,800
- 		50,600
59,400 		72,600
77,000 		83,600
88,000 		101,200
136,400 		149,600
162,800 		176,000
-
10019 1852 "900" $50 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		25,080
- 		30,800
- 		35,200
- 		46,200
- 		59,400
61,600 		66,000
68,200 		66,000
70,400 		88,000
114,400 		132,000
154,000 		176,000
-
10004 1853 $10 Assay 884 MS
+ 		30,800
- 		33,000
- 		37,400
- 		46,200
- 		50,600
55,000 		68,200
74,800 		79,200
85,800 		96,800
105,600 		118,800
132,000 		140,800
-
10007 1853 "900" $10 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		8,360
- 		8,800
- 		9,460
- 		10,780
- 		12,760
13,200 		14,080
14,740 		15,400
16,720 		18,920
20,680 		23,320
26,400 		28,600
-
10010 1853 "884" $20 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		- 11,000
- 		13,200
- 		16,280
- 		17,600
18,480 		22,000
22,880 		24,200
25,520 		27,720
30,800 		37,400
48,400 		66,000
-
10013 1853 "900" $20 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		5,500
- 		6,600
- 		7,260
- 		7,700
- 		8,360
8,580 		9,680
10,120 		11,000
12,100 		13,200
14,080 		14,960
16,280 		17,600
-
Blake & Co., MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
394574 1856 $20 Blake & Co., Copper BN
+ 		- - - 110,000
- 		- - - - - -
J.H. Bowie, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10032 (1849) P$1 Bowie, Copper Pattern Kagin Unlisted BN
+ 		- - - - - 74,800
- 		- - - -
Cincinnati Mining & Trading Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10125 1849 $5 Cincinnati Mining & Trd MS
+ 		- - - 880,000
- 		- - - - 1,012,000
- 		-
10128 1849 $10 Cincinnati Mining & Trading MS
+ 		- - - - 616,000
660,000 		682,000
726,000 		792,000
836,000 		924,000
968,000 		1,100,000
- 		-
Massachusetts & California Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10232 1849 $5 Massachusetts & California Co. MS
+ 		- - - 418,000
- 		440,000
453,200 		484,000
497,200 		528,000
550,000 		572,000
594,000 		616,000
638,000 		682,000
-
Miners' Bank, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10236 (1849) $10 Miners' Bank MS
+ 		23,320
- 		27,720
- 		33,000
- 		37,400
- 		41,800
44,000 		57,200
63,800 		74,800
81,400 		85,360
96,800 		118,800
132,000 		176,000
-
J.S. Ormsby, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10298 (1849) $10 J.S. Ormsby MS
+ 		- - 506,000
- 		550,000
- 		594,000
638,000 		748,000
- 		- - - -
Pacific Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
45435 1849 G$1 Pacific Company
3 known 		MS
+ 		- - - - - - - 233,200
264,000 		308,000
338,800 		396,000
-
10301 1849 P$2.50 Pacific Company MS
+ 		- 24,200
- 		26,400
- 		29,920
- 		33,880
35,200 		37,400
39,600 		41,800
46,200 		50,600
- 		- -
521600 1849 $1 Pacific Company-Silver
R-8 		MS
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
10302 1849 $5 Pacific Company
4 known 		MS
+ 		- - - 572,000
- 		594,000
602,800 		660,000
704,000 		748,000
792,000 		858,000
924,000 		1,188,000
1,320,000 		-
10305 1849 $10 Pacific Company MS
+ 		- - - - - 880,000
- 		- - - -
10300 (1849) DT$1 Pacific Co, Si Uniface MS
+ 		74,800
- 		- - - - - - - - -
10303 1849 $5 Pacific Co, Copper DT MS
+ 		- 61,600
- 		- - - - - - - -
Dubosq & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10179 1850 $10 Dubosq & Co. MS
+ 		220,000
- 		233,200
- 		246,400
- 		264,000
- 		294,800
330,000 		352,000
- 		- - - 528,000
-
Baldwin & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10025 1850 $5 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		18,920
- 		19,800
- 		22,000
- 		29,480
- 		33,000
33,880 		37,400
39,600 		41,800
46,200 		50,600
57,200 		66,000
83,600 		118,800
-
10028 1850 $10 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		57,200
- 		66,000
- 		81,400
- 		96,800
- 		118,800
132,000 		162,800
176,000 		198,000
206,800 		242,000
264,000 		330,000
396,000 		528,000
-
10031 1851 $10 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		39,600
- 		46,200
- 		50,600
- 		55,000
- 		59,400
63,800 		70,400
83,600 		101,200
118,800 		136,400
▲162,800 		▲259,600
▲281,600 		308,000
-
10034 1851 $20 Baldwin & Co.
4 known 		MS
+ 		- - - - 792,000
814,000 		858,000
946,000 		1,012,000
1,100,000 		- - -
Schultz & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10316 1851 $5 Schultz & Co.
10 to 12 known 		MS
+ 		96,800
- 		110,000
- 		127,600
- 		176,000
- 		198,000
211,200 		286,000
352,000 		506,000
550,000 		594,000
638,000 		704,000
748,000 		814,000
-
Dunbar & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10183 1851 $5 Dunbar MS
+ 		- - - - 616,000
- 		- - - - -
Wass, Molitor & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10339 1852 $5 Wass, Molitor & Co., Small Head MS
+ 		18,480
- 		21,120
- 		24,200
- 		33,880
- 		39,600
41,800 		46,200
52,800 		59,400
70,400 		83,600
96,800 		118,800
140,800 		189,200
-
10342 1852 $5 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		14,080
- 		15,400
- 		19,800
- 		23,760
- 		29,480
32,120 		41,800
46,200 		55,000
63,800 		77,000
83,600 		110,000
132,000 		176,000
-
10345 1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co. Small Head MS
+ 		12,320
- 		13,640
- 		15,400
- 		19,800
- 		24,200
26,400 		30,800
35,200 		41,800
48,400 		55,000
- 		- -
10348 1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		7,480
- 		7,920
- 		8,360
- 		10,120
- 		13,200
13,860 		15,400
16,280 		18,480
19,800 		21,120
24,200 		33,000
37,400 		48,400
-
10351 1852 $10 Wass Molitor, Close Dt MS
+ 		44,000
- 		55,000
- 		66,000
- 		79,200
- 		- - - - - -
10354 1855 $10 Wass Molitor MS
+ 		15,400
- 		16,720
- 		18,480
- 		19,800
- 		22,000
24,200 		28,600
30,800 		33,000
35,200 		39,600
44,000 		59,400
66,000 		77,000
-
10360 1855 $20 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		- - - 418,000
- 		440,000
484,000 		550,000
616,000 		726,000
- 		- - -
10363 1855 $50 Wass, Molitor & Co. MS
+ 		55,000
- 		68,200
- 		72,600
- 		79,200
- 		83,600
88,000 		96,800
105,600 		118,800
127,600 		136,400
140,800 		149,600
158,400 		198,000
-
Kellogg & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10225 1855 $20 Kellogg & Co. MS
+ 		5,720
- 		6,160
- 		6,600
- 		7,260
- 		9,240
11,000 		13,640
16,280 		22,000
22,880 		24,200
26,400 		28,600
30,800 		35,200
-
California Gold, PR PCGS Photograde
U.S. Assay Office / Humbert, PR
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10194 1852/1 $20 Humbert
2 known 		PR
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
Kellogg & Company, PR
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10228 1855 Kellogg & CO PR
+ 		- - - - - - 396,000
418,000 		440,000
462,000 		484,000
506,000 		528,000
-
804507 1855 $50 Kellogg & Co. CAM
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
812033 '1855' $50 Kellogg - Original Dies Restrike S.S. Central America DCAM
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
10238 '1855' $50 Kellogg, Comm Restrike S.S. Central America DCAM
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
California Gold, SP PCGS Photograde
Moffat & Co., SP
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10257 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Wide Date SP
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
Kellogg & Company, SP
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10223 1854 $20 Kellogg & Co. SP
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -